Embrace the new you with new traditions and leave old-school wedding traditions miles behind you!
Like millions of times we have said before, weddings in India are not just a mere event but actually a big and significant celebration, infused with the vibrance of colours and culture. When we say colours and culture, we are actually talking about the old traditions that are being followed from generations and and that hold great sentimental value. And we know you must be thinking, if we are following something that has been mentioned in our shastras, then what’s the big deal in following it? Let’s be honest; the issue was never these old-school wedding traditions, but the regressive thinking that these practices actually reflect getting followed in any today’s wedding.
It’s high time we embrace the charm that this modern era holds in its lap and start to conquer the truth with this blog created by our team at Wedding Affair. So, follow the new trends in Indian weddings and ditching the old-school wedding traditions that have lost their relevance and meaning with changing times.
Kanyadaan
I mean, is that even a question? While talking about old-school wedding traditions, the first image that pops up in anyone’s mind is that of a father donating(daan) his daughter(kanya) to her soon-to-be husband. This is followed by the emotional bidaai ceremony, where the bride throws rice over her shoulder towards her maayka, a gesture symbolising that she is repaying the debt of her parents’ upbringing. Many couples and families these days are ditching these old-school wedding traditions. Nowadays, weddings are treated more like an infusion of values and culture of two families rather than treating the daughter as the paraya dhan.
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Taboo Around the Black
While growing up, we all have picked something or the other thing from our elders. One of those things was our distorted perspective of the colour black. As in Hindu culture, black is associated with mourning; it is not considered auspicious to opt for this colour while finalising any element of the wedding. But, with time, modern brides and grooms are using this sophisticated colour by blending it into different elements of their wedding. Be it their decor or even their ensembles, they are ditching the normal and transforming the Indian landscape for a better and more inclusive future!
The Auspicious Wedding Date
For the longest time, we have seen how the wedding dates are decided in our desi household. First, the panditji will sit and see how the astrological grahs are performing and, god forbid, if the obstructions ever end. It never does, actually. But guess what! According to a report on new wedding trends, it has been shown that 76 percent of couples are priortising practical aspects like weather conditions and venue availability over these astrological grahs.
It may sound like an insignificant step, but in reality, it holds great significance as it provides the coming couples the liberty to take their stand over the old school wedding traditions that couples before them had to follow without given much of a choice.
The First Peek of Your Lover
Across many different religions and cultures, seeing your partner before the wedding was considered inauspicious in many ways. But modern couples have changed the whole diaspora of this age-old wedding convention through simple, contemporary, and beautiful ways. For example, in today’s time, many couples are bringing in the beautiful tradition of first-look photo shoots where they capture the beautiful memory of seeing each other for the first time in their wedding attire on their camera lens. Just how beautiful it is!
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We know you may have felt proud of how far we have come in changing the whole dynamics of our Indian weddings because we sure did!
